OXFORD, Miss. – Remember that New Year’s resolution you made to eat better and lose weight? The University of Mississippi Nutrition Clinic has classes to help you stay on track. During February, Mary Roseman, a registered and licensed dietitian and UM associate professor of nutrition and hospitality, and Gillon Wells, graduate assistant, will conduct aRead the story …
Nutrition Clinic Offers Healthy Help for Cooking, Weight Management
Two programs provide opportunities for improving health and learning more about good choices
February 5, 2014 by
UM Students Shine at Intelligence Community Seminar
Participants get taste of life as an analyst and opportunities to talk with professionals
September 24, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – It wasn’t a typical summer for four students enrolled in the University of Mississippi’s intelligence and security studies minor. Instead of working summer jobs or lounging by the pool, they were selected to attend the prestigious Intelligence Community Centers for Academic Excellence Summer Seminar, which was conducted in August in Leesburg, Va.Read the story …
UM Faculty Members Helping Grow State Food Economy
Two address Appalachian Regional Commission on efforts to promote local foods
September 16, 2013 by
TUPELO, Miss. – Two University of Mississippi faculty members are helping efforts to grow Mississippi’s food economy and, in turn, make the state’s school menus healthier and fresher. Kathy B. Knight, associate professor and interim chair of Nutrition and Hospitality Management, and Jody Holland, visiting associate professor of public policy leadership, participated in a roundtableRead the story …
Nutrition and Hospitality Management Celebrates 100 Years
Cookbook, events throughout the 2013-14 school year to celebrate the department's achievements
September 3, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Filled with recipes and reminiscences from alumni, faculty and others, “Are You Ready?™ 100 Years of Family, Friends and Food” offers a new collection of recipes and culinary tips sure to delight cooks and foodies of any age. The cookbook launch is set for 5-7 p.m. Sept. 6 at Off Square Books, kicking offRead the story …
UM Student Lands Summer Internship at the Library of Congress
Madison native appointed Library of Congress Junior Fellow
July 23, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Working as an intern at the Library of Congress is a “pretty cool summer” job, according to University of Mississippi senior Andrew Joseph McNulty. While many linguists would consider McNulty’s statement an oxymoron, the Madison native doesn’t because he’s still excited to have been among 41 college students selected to participate inRead the story …
UM Senior Lands Paid Internship with Utah Company
Summer program provides tremendous insights and opportunities for criminal justice major
July 18, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Growing up in Como, it always bothered Trakevia Miller to see young African-American males, including some of her own family members, ending up in prison. She often wondered what she could do to end the cycle of violence and crime that hit so close to home. Miller’s parents worked long and hardRead the story …
UM Professor Named to American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Board
Communication sciences and disorders professor Carolyn Wiles Higdon serves as vice president of finance
June 24, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi communication sciences and disorders professor Carolyn Higdon’s leadership role with the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association has positioned the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders to be at the forefront of the field’s latest news and research on national and international levels. Higdon, who was elected vice president of finance forRead the story …
NFSMI Executive Director Addresses Global Child Nutrition Workshop
Katie Wilson to share the importance of establishing nutrition standards and education
May 29, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The head of the National Food Services Management Institute at the University of Mississippi is sharing her expertise in nutrition standards and education this month at a global conference. NFSMI Executive Director Katie Wilson is a featured presenter at the 2013 Global Child Nutrition Foundation’s World Food Forum, which runs May 20-24Read the story …
UM students host Double Decker Square Fair
May 12, 2013 by
University of Mississippi nutrition and hospitality management students ended the spring semester by gaining hands-on experience hosting the 2013 Double Decker Square Fair for the first time April 27. Students in adjunct instructor Jeremy Roberts’ event-planning class spearheaded the space-themed children’s fair, which included visitors from NASA’s Stennis Space Center, the Oxford-Lafayette Humane Society’s annualRead the story …
Honors College Student Honored as Top CISS Graduate
Lexi Thoman caps impressive UM career with Napier Prize, job at the U.S. State Department
May 10, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Alexandria Marie “Lexi” Thoman, a University of Mississippi student from St. Louis, has been awarded the second John H. Napier III Intelligence Prize awarded by the UM Center for Intelligence and Security Studies. The Napier Prize is awarded annually to a graduating senior who has successfully completed the intelligence and security studiesRead the story …